As paediatric specialists become increasingly aware that surgical anaesthesia may have lasting effects on the developing brains of young children, new research suggests the threat may also apply to adult

Exposure to general anaesthesia increases the risk of dementia in the elderly by 35 percent, says new research presented at Euroanaesthesia. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction, or POCD, could be associated with

Mid Staffs whistleblower Amanda Pollard was recognised at an international whistleblowing conference, receiving an award for her part in exposing negligent inspection methods within the Care Quality Commission. The former

A major new initiative for patient safety in Europe, the new European Patient Safety Foundation, was launched by Professor Eberhard Kochs, President of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) during